Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Illegal Immigrant Behind Oregon’s Largest Meth Operation Ever Gets 15 Years in Federal Prison
A Mexican national and leader of a drug trafficking cell in Lane County was yesterday sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession of the largest ever single seizure of methamphetamine in the history of Oregon.
Found in…
Oregon Helps Take Down Cross-State Cartel That Flooded the Northwest With Fentanyl
Oregon played a pivotal role in the recent crackdown on an international drug trafficking cartel that has distributed hundreds of thousands of lethal drugs worth millions of dollars locally, to neighboring California, and primarily to…
Scammers Impersonating Douglas County Deputies Use Fear and Fake Fines to Target Residents
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) has warned residents about an old scam in which callers pretend to be law enforcement officers, using the names of real officers, that continues to plague the community.…
Portland Police Raid Nets Drug Bust, Illegal Guns, and Cash as Couple Faces Serious Charges
PORTLAND, Ore. — In a crackdown on crime in the city, Portland law enforcement units staged and executed a search warrant of a residence in which a couple was arrested, and drugs, cash, and firearms seized.
The operation took place…
FBI Manhunt Ends with Oregon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nine Years After Seizure of Narcotics and…
An Oregon man who missed his sentencing last year was yesterday handed a nine-year federal prison term for trafficking drugs. Authorities say the case involved more than 40 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine.
FBI…
Jealous Man Attacks Couple With Hammer for Talking to His Girlfriend Outside Roseburg Motel
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Herculano Gonzales-Lopez of Winchester is facing multiple charges following an attack with a hammer on guests at a motel in Roseburg late at night on 23 May.
According to the Roseburg Police Department, Gonzales-Lopez…
Grants Pass Teen Held at Knifepoint in Facebook Marketplace Robbery by Trio of Youth Suspects
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police Officers arrested 20-year-old Aiden Steven McCarroll and two juveniles yesterday in connection with a robbery with a knife on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at about 5:24 p.m. in the 1200 block of Rogue River…
Oregon Man Caught With 270 Pounds of Meth in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Bust
An Estacada, Oregon, man, 29-year-old Anthony Barrera, caught transporting 270 pounds of methamphetamine from Southern California to Oregon near Roseburg, has been criminally charged with possessing methamphetamine and cocaine with the…
Oregon Prison Guard Sentenced for Sexual Misconduct with Inmate with Psychiatric Disability
A former correctional officer at the Coffee Creek Women’s Prison in Wilsonville, Oregon, Levi David Gray, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on two counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct involving a female inmate.
Gray…
Million-Dollar Drug Bust at Oregon Wildlife Park Uncovers Guns, Meth, and a Machine Gun
A joint law enforcement operation involving several search warrants at the West Coast Game Park resulted in officers seizing $1.6 million in cash, firearms including a machine gun, drugs, and cashier’s bonds, checks, and certificates.…